Hello everyone. We have been watching hurricane Kristy develop for the last week or two. It was formally known as Hurricane Nadine whilst over the Gulf of Mexico, but when crossing over Central America, it became a Pacific Ocean hurricane. Luckily this storm is now over sea, so it doesn’t really affect anyone… however, this can be a threat to pilots flying transpacific, hence why we’ve recognized the strength of the storm and decided to start another tracking thread. Huge thanks to our team for researching and flying into this storm to help us better understand it!
NOTAM: ALL TRANSPACIFIC PILOTS SHOULD AVOID FLYING IN THE AREA BELOW - HURRICANE KRISTY IS AN ACTIVE AND DANGEROUS STORM, EXPECTED TO BE A CAT 4 SHORTLY. CURRENTLY CAT 3 (Major Hurricane) EXPIRES 15:25 UTC (3:25PM UTC).
NOTAM: STORM HAS GROWN IN SIZE AND STRENGTH. NOW A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE WITH MAX SUSTAINED WINDS OF 125mph. AVOID FLYING IN THE AREA BELOW. EXPIRES 19:30 UTC